Francis Jones Senior
Born 1846 (Circa)
Died 9 June 1919
Active: 1871 - 1911
Country of birth: Ireland
Country of death: England
Monumental sculptor
Born in Donaghmoyne, County Monaghan. He moved to Hartlepool, Durham sometime before 1871. His oldest son was the sculptor, Francis William Doyle Jones (1873-1938). A younger son, Walter (born c.1876) also became a monumental sculptor.
Wealth at death: £1,566 2s. 0d.
Probate date: 11 July 1918
Locations
Address 20 Andrew Street Hartlepool England | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address 163 Scarboro Street Hartlepool England | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 2 York Road West Hartlepool England | View on map
1891 (Circa) - 1918
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Stone Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Monumental Sculptor [overwritten] Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Monumental Sculptor' employer and his sons Francis William Doyle (1873-1938) and Walter R. (born c.1876) 'Monumental Sculptor' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
Francis and his son Walter (born c.1876) both 'Memorial Sculptor' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Monumental Sculptor' employer and his son Francis William Doyle Jones (1873-1938) 'Sculptor (Artist)' working on own account
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 4919; Folio: 25; Page: 39; GSU roll: 848015
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 4909; Folio: 170; Page: 51; GSU roll: 1342181
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 4063; Folio 93; Page 32; GSU roll: 6099173
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 4638 folio 86 page 10
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN29613 RG78PN1718A RD545 SD1 ED13 SN236
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Francis Jones
Probate Date: 11 Jul 1918
Death Date: 9 Jun 1918
Death Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Registry: Durham
Citing this record
'Francis Jones Senior', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1327406172, accessed 26 Sep 2023]
